Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced a\nconditional offer for countries wishing to transit the Strait of Hormuz,\nas military conflict continues between Tehran, the United States, and\nIsrael over the past week.<\/p>\n
The IRGC stated in an announcement broadcast on Iran\u2019s state\ntelevision (IRIB), as reported by The Guardian and CNN on Tuesday 10\nMarch 2026, that countries would gain unhindered access to transit the\nStrait of Hormuz if they expelled US and Israeli ambassadors from their\nterritories.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny Arab nation or European country that expels Israeli and American\nambassadors from its territory will have complete freedom and authority\nto transit the Strait of Hormuz starting tomorrow,\u201d the IRGC stated in\nits announcement on Monday evening 9 March.<\/p>\n
The Strait of Hormuz has been closed since the US and Israel launched\nlarge-scale air strikes against Iran on 28 February. Tehran responded\nwith waves of missile and drone attacks against targets in Israel and\nGulf nations hosting US military assets.<\/p>\n
The attacks that followed the outbreak of war in late February have\nvirtually halted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical\nwaterway for oil and other goods. The strait is a strategically\nimportant shipping lane that typically handles approximately 20 per cent\nof global oil trade and global liquefied natural gas export volumes.\nHowever, according to analytics firm Kpler, which operates the\nMarineTraffic platform, tanker traffic there has declined by 90 per cent\nwithin a week.<\/p>\n
The ongoing conflict between Iran, the US, and Israel has driven oil\nprices to exceed USD 100 per barrel. This surge is attributable not only\nto the closure of the Strait of Hormuz but also to a slowdown in oil\nproduction in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Previously, US President Donald Trump issued stern warnings to Iran\nregarding the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. He threatened to \u201cstrike\u201d\nIran tens of times harder if the blockade of oil flows through the\nstrategic waterway continues.<\/p>\n
However, IRGC spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini, in a statement cited by\nnews agency Tasnim and reported by The New Indian Express, emphasised\nthat Iranian forces would not permit oil exports from the region to US\nallies and Israel whilst the war continues.<\/p>\n
He stated that any changes would occur based on the conditions of the\nconflict.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Iranian Armed Forces will not permit the export of even a single\nlitre of oil from the region to the enemy and its allies until further\nnotice,\u201d Naini stressed.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iran-permits-vessels-through-strait-of-hormuz-on-condition-of-expelling-us-and-israeli-ambassadors-1773132827", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }